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Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
559
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
27.691.019
Area
587.041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 178
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 357
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

Roundfruit blyxa

Blyxa aubertii

Least Concern

smooth fanpetals

Sida glabra

Least Concern

Red Rice

Oryza longistaminata

Least Concern

sweet alys

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius

Least Concern

slender carpetweed

Glinus oppositifolius

Least Concern

Cotton Morningglory

Ipomoea trifida

Least Concern

Bitter Apple

Solanum incanum

Least Concern

African dogstooth grass

Cynodon transvaalensis

Least Concern

Heart Seed

Cardiospermum microcarpum

Least Concern

ambatch

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon

Least Concern

Elbow Buffalo Grass

Panicum subalbidum

Least Concern

False amaranth

Digera muricata

Extinct

Pith Plant

Aeschynomene aspera

Least Concern

Andaman Redwood

Pterocarpus dalbergioides

Vulnerable

River False Buttonweed

Spermacoce tenuior

Least Concern

Sparrow false pimpernel

Bonnaya antipoda

Least Concern

Northern Wattle

Acacia crassicarpa

Least Concern

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Hen's eyes

Ardisia crenata

Not Evaluated

betel pepper

Piper betle

Not Evaluated

tasteless water-pepper

Persicaria mitis

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Sinkwa towelsponge

Luffa acutangula

Not Evaluated

water fern

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Clasping heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Indian acalypha

Acalypha indica

Not Evaluated

veldt-grape

Cissus quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese mazus

Mazus pumilus

Not Evaluated

Indian sandbur

Cenchrus biflorus

Not Evaluated

wire crabgrass

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

spiderweb chloris

Chloris pycnothrix

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

Chickenweed

Portulaca quadrifida

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

West Indian rattlebox

Crotalaria trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

tiger's-claw

Martynia annua

Not Evaluated

crimson bluestem

Schizachyrium sanguineum

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Cogongrass

Imperata cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Asian spiderflower

Arivela viscosa

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

hairy clustervine

Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

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